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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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